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LORAN STATION TALAMPULAN
12 07 48.78 N 119 50 35.79 E (1960 Mercury Datum)

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Fact Sheet

Site Survey:
Construction Date
Constructed by:
Established:	JUL 1945
Disestablished:	1972
Operated by:	USCG, 1945 – 1971 PHILLIPINES, 1971 - 1972
Chain:	SOUTH CHINA SEA
Station Letter designation:	1L6/1L7 – “B”
Station code name:
Station Unit Number:	CG UNIT 354 1961 - FPO – NAVY 961 Box 19
Radio Call Sign:	NRX2
Station aka:
On-air testing date:	1L6, 1L7 - 04 JUL 1945
Operational date:	1L6, 19 JUL 1945 1L7, 19 JUL 1945
Operations Ceased:	1L6, 1972 1L7, 1972
Station Operation:	Double SLAVE/SECONDARY (DS)
Station pair:	1L6, NAULO POINT 1L7, TARUMPITAO
Loran Rate:	1L6, 1L7
On-Air:	1L6, 19 JUL 1945 1L7, 19 JUL 1945
Off-Air	1L6, 1972 1L7, 1972
Monitor Rate:
Equipment:	1948 – New LORAN equipment installed
Personnel Allowance:	JAN 1953 – LTJG, ETC, ET2, 5 ET3, RM2, CS1, HM1, EN1, EN3, DC2, BM1, 4SN
Miscellaneous:	Located on USN Base Sangley PT
Commanding Officers / Officers in Charge	CO: LT H. J. Kischassey 1946 OINC: CMoMM Aubrey L Mays 22 SEP 1946 – 30 NOV 1946 CO: ENS/LTJG G. A. Warren 30 NOV 1946 - CO: LTJG Merlin 1960 - 1961 CO: LTJG Jack Flaherty 1961 - 1962 CO: LTJG David H. Freeborn 1962 - 1963 CO: LTJG Peter M. Small 1967 - 1968 CO: LTJG Bob Kujawa 1968 - 1969 CO: LTjg Kennedy 1969 - 1970 Last CO: LTJG Timothy W. Wright 1970 - 1971 CO: LTJG David F Lauth – year unknown

Documents:

27 MAY 1948 - USCG KUKUI Inspection Report - incomplete - pdf

Pictures Click on picture for larger image

Google Earth View

USNAS Sangley Pt. to Cavite City

Ariel view of the Loran Station

Time frame unknown

The following photos contributed by EN3 Emilo Garcia c./1961 & 1970

1961 Christmas Card

Generator Drop c./1961
L to R: EN3 Fred West, SN Murdock, SN Godfery

Generator Air Drop c./1961 - replacing a Run-A-Way Generator
L to R: SN Godfery - EN2 Fred West

HU16E - c./1962

HU16E - East Beach - c./1969

CGC KUKUI - unloading supplies

LTJG Timothy W. Wright - Last USCG CO - 1970 - 1971

ET2 Frank Ashley and Pancit Agnes c./1970

ET2 Frank Ashley - c./1970

CGC BLACKHAW c./1970

Ponzo Place Mar 19, 2008

The fishing Village of Panlaitan c./2008

Station Crew Oct 1961 from the album of ET2 Joe Frank Ashley

1969 - CO Kennedy Front Right

The Old Coran Municipal Hall (now gone) -Dec 1967
Emilo Garcia, Jean Macolor, Rosa Agnes, Rick Stevenson & Bert Lim

Craig Cartwright on right

Maria Balicol, Norma Canoy-Villanueva, Aurora Gabarda, Susan Liao

Panlaitan Fiesta - From the ablum "Salvacion pics" By Sonia Wright
L to R: Chief Deshane, Linda Ashley, Sonia, Aida Vizcarra, Leticia Agnes, Etic and Viva